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   ultramarine

   /ˌʌltrəməˈriːn/

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   • 1. a brilliant deep blue pigment originally obtained from lapis lazuli, now made from powdered fired clay, sodium carbonate, sulphur, and resin: "ultramarine blue"
   • ▪ a brilliant deep blue colour: "the colour of the water deepened to ultramarine"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from medieval Latin ultramarinus ‘beyond the sea’; the name of the pigment is from obsolete Italian (azzurro) oltramarino, literally ‘(azure) from overseas’.

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   What does ultramarine mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! ULTRAMARINE definition: 1. a bright blue colour: 2. of a bright blue colour: 3. a bright blue color: . Learn more.

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   What is ultramarine blue?

   • Ultramarine is a blue made from natural lapis lazuli, or its synthetic equivalent which is sometimes called "French Ultramarine". More generally "ultramarine blue" can refer to a vivid blue. The term ultramarine can also refer to other pigments.

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   What is the pigment of ultramarine?

   • The pigment consists primarily of a zeolite -based mineral containing small amounts of polysulfides. It occurs in nature as a proximate component of lapis lazuli containing a blue cubic mineral called lazurite. In the Colour Index International, the pigment of ultramarine is identified as P. Blue 29 77007.

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   Where did ultramarine come from?

   • The name ultramarine comes from the Latin ultramarinus. The word means 'beyond the sea', as the pigment was imported by Italian traders during the 14th and 15th centuries from mines in Afghanistan. Much of the expansion of ultramarine can be attributed to Venice which historically was the port of entry for lapis lazuli in Europe.

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   What does ultramarinus mean?

   • Medieval Latin ultramarinus coming from beyond the sea, from Latin ultra- + mare sea — more at marine 1598, in the meaning defined at sense 2a (1) 1652, in the meaning defined above

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   Why is ultramarine so expensive?

   • Ultramarine is a deep blue color pigment which was originally made by grinding lapis lazuli into a powder. Its lengthy grinding and washing process makes the natural pigment quite valuable—roughly ten times more expensive than the stone it comes from and as expensive as gold. The name ultramarine comes from the Latin ultramarinus.

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   Ultramarine is a blue made from natural lapis lazuli, or its synthetic equivalent which is sometimes called "French Ultramarine". More generally "ultramarine blue" can refer to a vivid blue. The term ultramarine can also refer to other pigments.

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   Ultramarine is a vivid blue color or a pigment derived from lapis lazuli or other sources. It can also mean situated beyond the sea. Learn more about its etymology, history, and examples.

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   Ultramarine is a bright blue colour or an adjective that describes something of this colour. Learn more about its origin, usage, and synonyms from Cambridge Dictionary.

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   noun. a blue pigment consisting of sodium and aluminium silicates and some sodium sulphide, obtained by powdering natural lapis lazuli or made synthetically: used in paints, printing ink, plastics, etc. a vivid blue colour.

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   Ultramarine is an adjective and noun that can mean blue, foreign, or distant. It comes from Latin ultramarinus, meaning beyond the sea. See examples, pronunciation, and etymology of ultramarine.

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   adjective. us / ˌʌl.trə.məˈriːn / uk / ˌʌl.trə.məˈriːn / of a bright blue color: Often when she went out she wore an ultramarine evening dress. Below is an ultramarine sea, streaked emerald green. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

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   1. a blue pigment consisting of sodium and aluminium silicates and some sodium sulphide, obtained by powdering natural lapis lazuli or made synthetically: used in paints, printing ink, plastics, etc. 2. a vivid blue colour. adjective. 3. of the colour ultramarine. 4. from across the seas.